So you want to calculate the price tag on a house rehab, but you have no construction background. How do you go about it? Understandably, this is a common scenario that holds many people back from flipping houses. It’s also one of the most common questions...
Private sector employment is set to increase in June by 158,000, according to the ADP National Employment Report. The chart below shows the prediction which came in lower in June than previous months, which tend to be higher than 200,000. Click to Enlarge (Source:...
Colorado design firm Rowland + Broughton embraced original architectural elements and added new contemporary finishes to update a beautiful three-story dwelling in Aspen. Located at the base of Red Mountain, the picturesque property consists of four parcels...
When Lance Fort upsized from an apartment to a 2,350-square-foot home in Shoreline, WA, a bedroom community just north of Seattle, he ended up with quite a project on his hands. The rundown split-level needed significant work, and he spent the first six months hiring...
Home prices increased in May from last month and last year, an increase that will only continue to rise, according to the CoreLogic Home Price Index and HPI Forecast. Home prices increased 6.6% nationally from May 2016 to May 2017 and 1.2% from last month,...
If you’re buying a home in a competitive market and your offers keep getting beat out, you may be tempted to resort to desperate measures. In addition to offering more than the asking price or a quick closing, some buyers agree to waive inspections. This is...
Summer is in full swing, and while some are imagining more time on the beach, others just want to get away from the heat. A new report from ATTOM Data Solutions shows the best cities to do just that. A new report looks at the most popular vacation cities, those where...
“Okay, now that’s funny.” That’s what I thought to myself when I first read the press release. In case you missed it, SoFi announced yesterday that it is now offering a one-month supply of avocado toast with each new mortgage in the month of...
As a new generation graduates from renting to homeownership, they face plenty of uncertainties: How much homeowners insurance is enough? Is a home warranty necessary? How do you fill a 4-bedroom home with the stuff that used to be in a 1-bedroom apartment?...
At Kerrie Kelly Design Labs, our clients are anything but traditional. Though transitional style prevails in our Northern California neighborhood, we’re seeing more and more people gravitate toward a simple color palette, lots of great texture, and a few...
